Genki 2 Lesson 13-23 Vocab and Grammar

Genki 2 (2nd edition). This set only contains vocabulary from the main chapter vocabulary lists and does not contain any supplementary vocab found throughout other parts of the chapters.

(reason 1 short form) し、(reason 2 short form) し、(situation)。

Giving 2 or more reasons

[Adj]そうです

"It looks like…", "seemingly"

[te form]+みる

"doing something tentatively", "trying something"

Noun A なら predicate X

Predicate X applies only to noun A. (Contrast and limitations)

(period)に (frequency)

(frequency) per (period)

ウエイター

waiter

おたく

(someone's) house/home

おとな

adult

がいこくご（外国語）

foreign language

がっき

musical instrument

からて (空手)

karate

カレー

curry

きもの

kimono; Japanese traditional dress

こうこく

advertisement

こうちゃ

tea (black tea)

ことば

language

ゴルフ

golf

セーター

sweater

ぞう

elephant

バイオリン

violin

バイク

motorcycle

ぶっか

(consumer) prices

ぶんぽう

grammar

べんごし

lawyer

ぼしゅう

recruitment

みせ

shop; store

やくざ

yakuza; gangster

やくそく

promise; appointment

レポート

term paper

わたくし

I (formal)

うれしい

glad

かなしい

sad

からい

hot and spicy; salty

きびしい

strict

すごい

incredible; awesome

ちかい (近い)

close; near

いろいろ(な)

various; different kinds of

しあわせ(な)

happy (lasting happiness)

だめ(な)

no good

あむ

to knit (~を)

かす

to lend; to rent (person に thing を)

がんばる

to do one's best; to try hard

なく

to cry

みがく

to brush (teeth); to polish (~を)

やくそくをまもる

to keep a promise

かんどうする

to be moved/touched (by…) (~に)

いらっしゃいます

(someone honorable) is present/home

~かい

…(number of) times

~キロ

…kilometers; …kilograms

じつは

as a matter of fact，…

ぜんぶ

all

~ともうします

My name is …

いちにち

one day

ふつか

two days

みっか

three days

よっか

four days

いつか

five days

むいか

six days

なのか

seven days

ようか

eight days

ここのか

nine days

とおか

ten days

X がほしい

I want X.

ほしがる

to describe an observation that the speaker currently thinks holds true. (を)

(short form)かもしれません

something is a "possibility"; when you are not sure what is really the case, but are willing to make a guess

(giver)は/が(recipient)に[あげる/くれる]

(giver) gives to (recipient)

(recipient)は/が(giver)に/からもらう

(recipient) recieves from (giver)

(short form past verb)たらどうですか

advice or reccomendation (implied sarcastic tone)

#も

as many as

##しか+negative

as few as; only

あに (兄)

(my) older brother

おおやさん (大家さん)

landlord; landlady

おかえし (お返し)

return (as a token of gratitude)

おくさん

(your/his) wife

おじさん

uncle; middle-aged man

おばさん

aunt; middle-aged woman

グラス

tumbler; glass

クリスマス

Christmas

ごしゅじん (ご主人)

(your/her) husband

さら (皿)

plate; dish

じかん (時間)

time

チケット

ticket

チョクレート

chocolate

トレーナー

sweat shirt

ぬいぐるみ

stuffed animal (e.g., teddy bear)

ネクタイ

necktie

バレンタインデー

St. Valentine's Day

ビデオカメラ

camcorder

ふうふ

married couple; husband and wife

ホワイトデー

"White Day" (yet another gift-giving day)

マフラー

winter scarf

まんが

comic book

マンション

multistory apartment building; condominium

みかん

mandarin orange

みなさん

everyone; all of you

ゆびわ

ring

ラジオ

radio

りょうしん

parents

りれきしょ

résumé

ほしい

to want (thing が)